Taylor Frankie Paul’s ‘the Bachelorette’ Journey Included a Meltdown Over Her Domestic Violence Arrest
Taylor Frankie Paul doesn’t generally play by the rules. The reality TV star is embroiled in a scandal, and instead of keeping a low profile as many others would, she’s using social media to try to tell her side of the story. There is a problem with that, though. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star seems to be fibbing. At the very least, her recollection of her time on The Bachelorette is much different than the story some insiders are telling. Paul insists she was honest with the contestant about her domestic violence arrest. Still, an insider claims she had a full-blown meltdown when one contestant broached the topic.
A ‘The Bachelorette’ contestant says Taylor Frankie Paul had a meltdown on the set
Taylor Frankie Paul recently insisted that she was completely honest with contestants on The Bachelorette about her 2023 arrest. She insists she discussed its impact on her life with some of them. An insider claims that that is not exactly true. A source close to the production spoke to TMZ about what really went down. They claim that Paul had an on-set meltdown when contestant Casey Hux asked her about the arrest and how she had grown from it. The unnamed source alleges that Paul stormed out of a one-on-one date with the suitor after he posed the question in a seemingly non-confrontational way.
While the season will likely never air, ABC did release a trailer before shelving the season amid domestic violence allegations. In the trailer, Paul is shown getting a bit verbally aggressive with the contestants. The clips don’t show who she is speaking to or what she is referring to, though. While the trailer tried to paint Paul as spunky and fiery, it’s a bit disturbing in light of recent revelations. It is unclear how far into the competition Hux, a mechanical engineer from Tennessee, made it, or whether his questions about Paul’s past left him without a rose.
Disney pulled the plug on ‘The Bachelorette’ after the footage was released
It is unclear how Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette actually played out, and fans will likely never get a chance to see it, either. Disney pulled the plug on the season just days before it was set to premiere. The decision came after TMZ released never-before-seen footage of Paul’s 2023 domestic violence arrest. While the decision has been made, the fallout continues.
Initial reports suggested the network was unaware of the incident’s severity. Insider and fans are skeptical, though. A former producer stepped forward to insist that the production team would have been well aware of the incident, given the vetting process in place while they were involved in the show. Fans and Bachelor Nation alums were also extremely vocal on social media about Paul’s arrest as soon as her surprise casting was announced.
Rumors are swirling that several contestants are considering suing the show’s production company. The problems don’t stop there. The network stands to lose millions from the shelved series. The debacle seems to have placed the future of the entire franchise in jeopardy. What comes next for Bachelor Nation has yet to be announced.
